*Thank-you for all the reviews on the last chapter. They were greatly appreciated. Thank-you all so much.
*I chose to do this chapter from Dave's point of view because we only know how Tessa feels so I thought it would be a good idea to get Dave's feelings on somethings.. so I hope you enjoy it. = )
I arrived at the arena 3 hours before the show started. I needed to prove I could be a good employee. I was walking on thin ice according to Vince. The guy just didn't like me and he didn't like me even more because of the shenanigans I pulled with Tessa. I knew he was looking for a reason to fire me. He surely wasted no time getting rid of Tessa and he loved her. It would take one time for me to do something wrong for him to fire me.
We were having a super show so Smackdown superstars were appearing on RAW. It was the first time I'd be on the same show with John since our fight. I hadn't gotten the chance because Vince had me so low on the roster I hadn't been scheduled for a pay-per-view since I returned from my suspension. I wasn't ready to face the RAW superstars or John for that matter. Randy Orton had single handedly made my life on Smackdown miserable. I guess it's because he was John's best friend. I'm not sure but I could only imagine the reaction of the RAW superstars after hearing John mope, whine and bitch about me for months. Let's just say I wasn't expecting a welcome home party.
I found my locker room that I was sharing with Zack Ryder and a few FCW wrestlers. I was on the bottom of the barrel now but I honestly have to say Zack Ryder had become a friend of mine….my ONLY friend. I got my things situated and talked with Zack. The thing about that kid was all he wanted was a chance but Vince lacked faith in him. Creative didn't want to give him that chance. He was passionate about the business and he loved every minute of it. I honestly feel he could be the next John Cena if they gave him the chance minus the ass kissing. There wasn't one thing he wouldn't do for the company. He had a lot of potential but the company failed to see it. "How's Tessa? Asked Zack as we walked down the hallway.
"She's great! She finally got a job interview for Cosmo to be an editor."
"That's good glad to hear it. Good luck to Tessa."
"Thanks," I said, "She is so talented and amazing she deserves this. I really hope she gets it."
"She probably will. She was an amazing creative writer. I honestly think Vince could have looked the other way over the whole affair thing," he said.
"I agree," I said, "he did for Tess' relationship with John."
"I know. Did you ever notice how much pull John has around here? The guy is pretty much running things."
"Yeah I know. It makes me sick. He is the one that bloodied and beat me. He only got 30 days suspension. Then when he came back he got a title shot. It's not right."
"I know man. It's like John is the WWE savior or something."
"He's not my savior," I said.
"How did you manage to get his girlfriend to sleep with you? For that you're my hero," said Zack with a smile.
"I don't know but she hated me. I don't know what I did but we just ended up sleeping together. It wasn't supposed to turn into anything but now I love her and we're having a baby."
"Weren't John and Tessa trying for a baby?"
"Yep. Against her choice. Tess didn't want a baby or anything like that. John forced her into it. That's another thing. John kept pushing her and the more he pushed her the more she was pushed to me. His loss my gain. Tessa is an amazing woman and she's going to be an amazing mom."
"What are you two having?" he asked.
"A baby," I said with a smile.
"I know that but I meant is it a girl or a boy."
"I knew what you meant I was just being a smart ass. And we don't know yet. We want to be surprised but Tess thinks it's a girl but we aren't sure."
"I see," said Zack as he looked behind me.
"What?" I asked. He didn't say anything but lifted his head to the right as if to let me know someone was there.
"Well, well, well if it isn't Batista," said John. I rolled my eyes trying to ignore him. "I'm surprised you actually decided to show up tonight. Don't you have other people's girlfriends to steal?"
"Nope," I said, "I have a girlfriend. Do you know her? Oh yeah, never mind," I said with smirk.
"Yeah," said John. "She's not going to love you forever. She doesn't even love you she just thinks she loves you. She's not even going to be with you forever. I know Tessa and you are not her type."
"What is her type, John?" I asked. I highly doubted Tessa had a type. You can't have a type if you only date one guy and sleep with one guy for 16 years.
"Someone like me," he said, "Someone that' s a hard worker and knows how to treat a woman right."
"Right because forcing her to make decisions she doesn't want to is treating her right. You have a thing or two to learn about Tessa. I'm surprised out of all the years you have known her you haven't realized Tessa is a strong, independent, beautiful and hardworking woman. She knows what she wants and she knows what she needs. She had to adjust her life a little bit but she still knows what she wants even if she's going to be a mom. She obviously didn't want you… I mean given the circumstance and everything."
"She wanted me for 16 years until you brainwashed her and purposely got her pregnant. It won't last Batista. Trust me it won't last. When Tessa comes to her senses she will realize you are NOTHING and I am everything. She's going to leave you and bring the baby with her to come back with me. Just wait because she is going to wake up and realize you ruined her life…"
"Cena, I don't think so. I think I might propose to her. Like I said, Tessa knows what she wants. In fact I'm not going to propose to her. I will just wait until she tells me she is ready to get married but I am going to raise OUR baby with her. I didn't purposely do anything…I just did something you couldn't," I said with a laugh. It was like adding fuel to the fire. It was so easy to get John fired up. I thank Tessa for giving me that information. It actually came in handy and there was nothing better than challenging John Cena's manhood.
"You're such an asshole, Batista and I am going to do everything in my power to make sure you lose your job. One screw up, Batista and I will make Vince know about it. And if ONE time I hear you're out with a slut I will make sure Tessa knows about it," he said.
"Oh like you were out with a few sluts while you were with Tessa? Don't forget John I know how you were and I hear backstage talk. I'm surprised Tessa didn't hear it… you made a fool out of her, John. I know some of the things you've done. I guess Tessa doesn't know about those three girls. What did you call them? The blonde from L.A. with the big rack, the red head from Texas with the matching drapes and the brunette from Arizona that was down for anything… Tessa doesn't know about them huh?"
"No," said John, "and what does it matter now?"
"Because Cena, since you found out about Tessa and me you have done everything to make Tessa look like the bad person. Her own mom doesn't want anything to do with her because of you. And you just had to tell her parents about the baby. You made her the bad person and you know it. If your mom and Tessa's mom knew about your one night stands and the cheating on Tessa you wouldn't be so innocent would you? You told your mom everything that Tessa did but you didn't tell her how you practically pushed her away with your controlling ways. So what you did does matter because then you wouldn't be such the golden boy."
"What are you going to do tell Tessa?" he asked. "Big deal. It's not going to change anything. And she's not going to care about it. It was in the past and we aren't even together anymore."
"I don't know, John. Tessa has those crazy pregnancy hormones these days. She might beat you up and I think that would be pretty funny to watch. After all you would deserve it," I said. I honestly thought it would be funny if Tessa did get some type of revenge on John but she was too sweet for that. She just wasn't the type but I was still contemplating on telling her about John's one night stands then maybe she wouldn't feel so guilty about how things turned out.
"Don't tell her, Dave. Please. Just let it go."
"I don't know if I can do that," I said.
"You can. Please don't tell, Tessa. I don't want her to hate me."
"Why does it matter if she hates you or not. You won't even be friends with her. So why does it matter? She should hate you for causing the relationship with her mom to demise."
"That's not my fault. I just told my mom about us. I can't help my mom told her mom. I had nothing to do with it."
"Yes, John, you did because you shouldn't have said anything to your mom until you knew Tessa said something to hers. The fact is John, you have this better than thou attitude and you are the biggest ass kisser that I have ever seen in my life. I know you, John. You let your ego get the best of you and that's exactly what you did with Tessa.. You wanted to be the macho man and wanted things to be your way. You wanted to outshine other guys and the more you put on your macho man act and tried to outshine the other guys to boost your ego you pushed Tessa away. You even tried to outshine your own brother. He got his wife pregnant and you couldn't let him have his moment before you pushed Tessa into throwing away her birth control pills and having a baby. You couldn't let anyone else take your spotlight just like here in WWE. God forbid someone else get some type of recognition before you have to step up and out do them. Your ego can make you but it can break you also. In some cases your ego does make you but mostly it just breaks you. It helps you professionally but personally it tears you down and that's what happened with Tessa. I know you're standing there thinking that I'm stupid and it's not true but it is. Just think about the last time you actually did something Tessa wanted to do or the last time you truly made Tessa happy. While you were at the hotel doing your thing working on your career she was out with another man. Why? Because you let your ego get so big and let it take over your entire life. And look where it got you. While your miserable with just YOUR career I have my career, Tessa and a baby on the way. And I have not once let my ego consume my entire being."
"You have no idea what you're talking about," said John. "You don't know anything about Tessa and me. You brainwashed her. The old Tessa would have never done what she did if you wouldn't have brainwashed her."
"See, Cena? Your ego is so big you can't accept the blame for Tessa leaving you. It's everyone else's fault right? John Cena can do no wrong right?"
"What about you? You're the biggest asshole in the company. You whine, you cry, you bitch, you moan. You want this, you want that, you need this and you need that. You think the entire WWE revolves around you. No one wants to work with you because you're horrible to work with. You have outrageous demands and you treat women like your own personal sex objects. You've had so many partners I'm surprised your dick hasn't fallen off yet. You will sleep with anyone. You're a pig and you suck at wrestling. You are the biggest asshole in this company."
"I may be an asshole," I said, "but at least I know how to respect a woman. So what I went a little wild after I got divorced from my wife but right now there is only ONE woman that I love and only ONE woman that is my entire life. There is only ONE woman that I will do anything for and even give my entire life for and that's Tessa. If you weren't so selfish you would see that she is a great woman and she's an amazing person. You lost her and it was my gain because she has centered my life and she got me back on track. She has given me a reason to live my life and she has made things better for my son and me. Tessa is the best thing to ever happen to me. I am not horrible to work with it's just no one wants to give me a chance. Not everyone is as great as the almighty John Cena right? Not all of us, John get the push or the recognition we deserve. Like Zack Ryder here, I would pay to see him more than you any day of the week. We all know why you're on top."
"Oh yeah? Why?" he asked. That was like a dare because there were so many things I could say. I couldn't even begin to choose just one.
"Because the kids come to see you. If it weren't' for those kids you wouldn't even have a fan base. Adults are tired of seeing you. The kids are the ones that keep coming back to see you because WWE has turned you into a watered down ass kisser. Whatever happened to the Dr. of Thuganomics? What happened to Mr. Ruthless Aggression? What happened to that guy more importantly what happened to the guy that cared about others and knew how to treat people like friends instead of competition. You let the fame change you. You let it go to your head and now you're this guy that has his career but NOTHING else in life."
"I grew into a marketable superstar," he said.
"You grew into an asshole," I said. Before I even saw it coming John raised his fist and punched me in the eye. I grabbed my eye because it hurt. I wanted to hit him back but I knew if I hit him back I would lose my job. Cena wasn't worth it. He would get his eventually but it wasn't worth me hitting him back as much as I wanted to. I know I may have wussed out but it wasn't worth it. Tessa would get upset if I had hit John back. She would have gotten upset if I lost my job because of him. I couldn't lose my job as much as I wanted to hit him I controlled myself because I had a baby on the way with Tessa, I had Tessa and I had a son to take care of. I had already won. I had more going for me than John. I couldn't risk it. "Let's go, Zack," I said turning to walk away from John.
"Yeah, Batista, walk away. You know you can't take me," he said, "pussy out like you do all the time."
I tried my best to ignore him but his taunting kept going and going. I finally lost my patience. I turned back grabbed him by the throat and pinned him against the wall. I had never seen so much fear on someone's face as I had seen in John's at that moment. "Let's get ONE thing straight I am not walking away because I'm scared. I am walking away because I have a son that needs his dad to make money to support him. I am walking away because I have a beautiful woman at home that loves me and is depending on me to provide for her and the family right now while she doesn't have a job and finally I am walking away because I have a baby on the way that I want to one day be able to see its dad as a superstar and see what he does. If I didn't have any of those things you better believe your ass would be laid out on the floor but you're not worth it so don't let your ego get the best of you this time," I said before letting him go.
I walked off with Zack and as we were walking back to the locker room he said, "I think that was awesome what you did. You know not hitting him back or anything. That must have taken some strength because I was about to punch him out."
"Zack, you'll learn one day some things are worth it and some things aren't. John Cena is not worth it. It took all I had not to knock him out but I love Tessa so much I know I could never go home and tell her I lost my job because of John. It's not worth it. Cena has already gotten his punishment for being an asshole. He might learn his lesson one day… hopefully one day he will learn."
"I see," said Zack as we reached the locker room.
"He's just not worth it," I said pulling out Tess' ultrasound picture of the baby, "but this is worth everything even if it is a punch in the face from Cena. This little peanut is worth it all," I said with a smile. "You'll understand one day, Ryder. You'll understand."
"Okay," he said looking at the picture before I put it away. I had to get my mind focused and ready for that night. I couldn't let what Cena did get to me and I couldn't let it break me. I had to be strong not only for Tessa but for Max and for our baby. I needed my job with WWE for the time being as much as I hated it I needed it.
*A/N: So what did you think? Please review and thank-you for taking the time to read.